Juujika no Rokunin

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Yes. It's a decent manga bro. Skip to the tl;dr down below if you lazy to read this review bc I definitely would be.

Story: 7/10
The plot isn't the most original out there but the way this manga deals with it is extremely captivating. Every second of it was entertaining and left me wanting more. For now the story's just a thrill ride of craziness without any 'deep shit' (which also has it's own merits) but that could change in the future.

Art: 8/10
The art reminds me of Tatsuki Fujimoto's art style (Fire Punch, Chainsaw man). It's not Berserk or Vagabond level but it has it's own ... charm in my opinion. Now what I really fucked with were the horror panels, those were insanely good and fitting for the story and its fucked up characters. (Honorable mention: the eyes)

Characters: 6/10
Characters are kinda ass for now. Apart from the mc, none of them are likeable and I usually like crazy villains and shit. I can't really connect with the characters and it just feels like I'm watching a hero go up levels in a game until he reaches the boss. The female lead is also ass, next level dumb bitch type beat. She does nonetheless, seem to be pulling many strings and could potentially get a cool character twist. Aside from that, some actions taken by the characters make absolutely 0 sense. The main antagonist (leader of the bullies) seems pretty interesting, she or he is by far the most fucked up character but and probably the most intriguing.

Enjoyment: 9/10
Sometimes I come across mangas that give me the urge to read the next chap and this was definitely one of them. I binged it all in one sitting and although the last few chapters were less good, it was still a fun read. The story, the art, the characters. They're all average if you look at them individually but all mixed together, they merge into sum hella cool.

Overall I'd give it a 7.5 for now.

TL;DR:
Dark, martial arts, torture, rape, psychological shit and a badass mc all into one manga. Worth a read, has some amazing panels, very fucked up characters. If you're not interested after ch1, might as well drop it.

Basically a bunch of psychotic kids bully another kid (protagonist). All the characters need mental help. Literally, no one is normal in the manga.

Protagonist goes out to get revenge. I honestly think this will be worthwhile to read.
I'm all for revenge and brutality.

Would rate: 5/10 so far for the story
But it might change later once more chapters are translated

So far, none of the characters are memorable except the bully leader and the protagonist. So im looking forward to see families going into ruin and the revenge thats gonna take place.

Mentally prepare yourself cause this manga is gonna be gory and hard to ... read because every character is messed up and the torture is AMAZING

I found this while looking for a new horror manga to try, and the first chapter drew me in. It appeared to be setting up a compelling revenge story based around complex characters in a morally grey world.

My first impression was wrong. This is not horror, it's torture porn. The issue is not the violence and gore, I can enjoy that when the story calls for extreme imagery. The issue is every plot development unfolding in an incredibly contrived way to put a character in a situation where they are about to be raped or tortured. Events never unfold in ... a logical or interesting way, characters just teleport around to the next place where they can star in an extended torture sequence that usually takes up an entire chapter or even two before returning to the actual plot.

Strangely enough there's also an extremely out-of-place romance subplot throughout that is totally at odds with the actual plot. The only overlap of the B-plot and the revenge story is when the romantic interest finds a way to almost get raped every few chapters so the MC can come save her.

The premise is decent and the art is actually pretty good which elevates it slightly, but after the first chapter the story is a complete mess. Maybe you'll enjoy this if you're a wannabe school shooter who wants to fantasize about torturing their former bullies, or you get off on torture imagery. Otherwise steer clear.